All these smiling faces 😊 are waiting to see you this morning. Happy first day of school, River Ridge! 🐼 We are moving forward together.
Ribbon cutting day for Ms. Dunagin! Ready for her first day with students as Principal of River Ridge Elementary School! 🐼 See everyone tomorrow morning!
Rain 🌧️ won’t dampen our excitement to have students and their families back in the building! 🐼❤️
Meet Our River Ridge Team for the 2026-27 School Year! The teams pictured below are the Coaches and Interventionists, School Psychologist, Special Education, Special Education Assistants, Related Arts, Speech, Grade Level Assistants, Tech, and Custodians.
Meet Our River Ridge Team for the 2026-27 School Year! The teams pictured below are the Administration, Front Office, School Counselor, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Assistants, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, and Fifth Grade.
The First Day of School is this Thursday! Here's some information to help you with a smooth start this school year.
Our regular school hours are:
Car rider drop-off: 6:50 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Car rider pick-up: 2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
If your child is registered to ride the bus, the District Five Transportation Department will provide estimated pick-up and drop-off times before school begins.
K5 students will attend a full day of school on their staggered days. K4 students will attend during their normal hours of AM or PM on their staggered days.
Join us for Meet the Teacher tomorrow from 3:00-5:30! Families will have the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher, visit classrooms, pick up car rider tags, and important school information.
Our Special Education team was all smiles at our #D5Together Professional Development Day.
🏈🐼 River Ridge Families—Get Ready! 🐼🏈 We’re excited to participate in the District Five Teacher Forum Stadium Fundraiser! For just $5 per ticket, you’ll have the chance to win an amazing Byrnes Rebels football package: 🎟️ 4 Reserved Seat Tickets to every Byrnes High School Varsity Football regular season home game 🚗 Reserved Parking Pass for the entire regular season ❤️ Every ticket purchased helps support the District Five Teacher Forum, benefiting teachers and students throughout our district. 📅 Tickets will be available for purchase beginning at Meet the Teacher on Tuesday, August 4! Be sure to stop by our table to purchase your tickets and learn more about this exciting fundraiser. ⏰ The deadline to purchase tickets is Thursday, August 13, so don’t wait! Thank you for supporting River Ridge Elementary, our teachers, and our students. Best of luck—and Go Rebels! 💙❤️🏈 #RiverRidgeElementary #District5 #TeacherForum #SupportOurTeachers #SupportOurStudents #GoRebels 🐼
Our Front Office Team is so valuable they got a special escort to our D5 professional development day!
Our faculty and staff are back in the building! We are ready to make 2026-2027 the best year by Moving Forward Together. ❤️🐼
Welcome to RRES!
The countdown is on for our Meet the Teacher next week! Join us Tuesday, August 4 from 3:00pm-5:30pm.
Important Information for K4 & K5 Families!
K4 & K5 Staggered Start Information
Students with last names A–K will attend:
Thursday, August 6
Friday, August 7
Wednesday, August 12
Students with last names L–Z will attend:
Monday, August 10
Tuesday, August 11
Wednesday, August 12
Regular Attendance every day for ALL K4 & K5 students begins on Wednesday, August 12. During your child's staggered attendance days, parents may walk their kindergarten student into the building.
On Wednesday, August 12, our Kindergarten Independence Day, all students will walk into the building independently and parents will not be permitted to walk students into the building.
Welcome to Kindergarten!
Welcome to River Ridge, Nurse AnnMarie!
We hope you can join us tomorrow and meet our new principal, Ms. Dunagin!
This year's school calendar looks a little bit different from previous years, so here's a breakdown of some of the important dates. To see the full calendar, click here https://aptg.co/K6ZPLv.
Welcome to our 3rd Grade Team!
Our faculty and staff is already at work on making 2026-27 a fantastic year as we Move Forward Together! Teachers, administrators, and staff members met on Tuesday for our annual Summer Think Tank and were treated to breakfast generously donated by Mary Scruggs of Solid Ground Properties. We thank her for supporting us as we plan for the new school year! #MaryScruggsRealtor
